Q4. Which of the following Steel Plants was not built during Second Five Year Plan?

(a) Bokaro

(b) Bhilai

(c) Durgapur

(d) Rourkela

Q5. The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of

(a) 1911

(b) 1914

(c) 1917

(d) 1919

Q6. The concept of mixed economy means

(a) to have balanced development in the agricultural and industrial sector

(b) simultaneous development of the rural and urban sector

(c) to have equal distribution of wealth among the rural and the urban poor

(d) simultaneous existence of the private and public sector

Q7. The instrument for measuring intensity of earthquakes is called

(a) Ideograph

(b) Pantograph

(c) Ergo graph

(d) Seismograph

Q8. Two stones of unequal masses are thrown vertically up with the same velocity. Which of the following will happen?

(a) The heavier mass will reach greater height

(b) The lighter mass will reach greater height

(c) Both will reach the same height

(d) Any of them may reach great height

Q9. A member of Parliament will lose his membership of Parliament if he is continuously absent from Sessions for

(a) 45 days

(b) 60 days

(c) 90 days

(d) 365 days

Q10. According to the Indian Constitution the vacancy in the office of the President of India shall be filled within :

(a) 1 month

(b) 6 months

(c) 3 months

(d) 1 year

Q11. Which of the following pairs of materials serves as electrodes in chargeable batteries commonly used in devices such as torch lights electric shavers etc.?

(a) Iron and cadmium

(b) Nickel and cadmium

(c) Lead peroxide and lead

(d) Zinc and carbon

Q12. Photo oxidation process is initiated by

(a) light

(b) heat

(c) oxygen

(d) catalyst

Q13. In Windows Icons such as Add Remove programs Add New Hardware Modems etc. are found in :

(a) Task Bar

(b) Control Panel

(c) Network Neighborhood

(d) My Computer

Q14. Which one of these is a communicable disease ?

(a) Diabetes

(b) Diphtheria

(c) Arthritis

(d) Cancer

Q15. Aspartame is the name of a product used by diabetic patients as a sweetening agent. It belongs to the class of

(a) Carbohydrates

(b) Peptides

(c) Polyhydric alcohols

(d) Alkaloids

Q16. Domestic cooking gas consists mostly of

(a) methane and ethane

(b) liquefied butane and isobutane

(c) hydrogen and acetylene

(d) ethylene and carbon monoxide.

Q17. Of the following which one pollutes the air of abig city ?

(a) Copper

(b) Chromium

(c) Lead

(d) Calcium

Q18. The part of the eye having the larges refractive index is :

(a) cornea

(b) aqueous humor

(c) lens

(d) vitreous humor

Q19. The vitamin which aids in clotting of blood is

(a) Vitamin-

(b) Vitamin-K

(c) Vitamin-C

(d) Vitamin-D

Q20. Consider the following statements:

1. Man made forests fires have caused the extinction of several species all over in the past. In India, in the last century, the Indian cheetah, lesser Indian Rhino, the Pink headed Duck, the Forest Owlet and the Himalayan Mountain Quail are reported to have become extinct.

2. Habitats that protect wildlife are being converted to human settlements in respect of dams, reservoirs, croplands, grazing grounds, plantation and mining. 3.Environmental pollution and deforestation have resulted in degradation of important habitat.

4.The introduction of endemic species has affected many native species by imposing new factors in competition for food and space, predation and habitat destruction.